Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests

Local Process:

23. What is the timeline for implementing the Rule on the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests ?

A. We will begin with an initial round of public meetings in June 2006. After those meetings, Forest specialists will be analyzing, in 2007, our existing travel system (roads and trails), along with the routes we hear about from the public. They will be analyzing which routes make sense from a user’s standpoint, what we can afford to maintain, and what resource impacts might be associated with all those routes. Beginning in early 2008, we will complete a NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) process to analyze those roads that could be designated under the Rule. The outcome of the NEPA analysis will determine which motorized routes are designated in the Motor Vehicle Use Map, tentatively scheduled to be available in late 2009.

24. Who can I contact for more information?

A. You may contact any of the Ranger Districts on the Forest . Individual Ranger District contact names and telephone numbers are listed on our Forest websites, below. These websites have additional information about the process, our timeline, and links to further National information sources.

• National OHV Travel Plan Rule

• National OHV Report 2005

• Cle Elum OHV Information

• Forest Plan Revision

• Hinkle Bill 1003

Frequently Asked Questions

• Need for the Rule

• The Designated Process

• Special Cases

• Implementation

• Process Questions

• Local Process

• Complete list of Frequently Asked Questions

• e-mail questions or comments

Maps

• Okanogan Travel Plan

• Okanogan & Wenatchee Map Order Form